The Bonnets and Beards Edition of Pecan Valley Days

Brownwood, TX: T. C. Smith Jr.. Very Good+. 1956. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the front endpaper. This is a trade sized paperback book with cardstock covers and a side stapled spine. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The cardstock covers have s ome beginning sunning / toning to the spine ends and edges. The text pages are clean and bright. "Indigenous peoples lived here for thousands of years before Europeans entered the area. The historic inhabitants were the Penteka (also known to the Europeans as Comanche) , who occupied this area at the time of European colonization. In 1721, the Marqués de San Miguel de Aguayo expedition is said to have passed through the county. In 1838, land surveys were made of the area. In 1856, Welcome W. Chandler from Mississippi became the first settler, arriving with his family, John H. Fowler, and seven slaves. They built a log cabin on Pecan Bayou. The county was formed from Comanche and Travis Counties. It is named after Henry Stevenson Brown, an American pioneer from Kentucky. In 1858, the county was formally organized. Brownwood was designated as the county seat." (from Wikipedia) ; Signed by Author .